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02/09/2010

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland: Winsome blog

Perfect conditions for the crew of Winsome with 400 miles to go

02/09/2010

Sealine F42 & Windy Maestro 40 boat test videos

See footage of these two boats on test with Motor Boat & Yachting

02/09/2010

World Match Racing Tour: Brit joint leader

Double Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams tops leaderboard, alongside Minoprio and Hansen, after first day of racing in St Moritz

02/09/2010

Two hour search finds EPIRB in skip

The Coastguard, a lifeboat and an RAF helicopter spent hours looking for an activated emergency beacon

01/09/2010

CJ Broom & Sons goes bust

The manufacturing arm of Broom boats shuts down after 112 years in the family

01/09/2010

Welshman's boat sinks on circumnavigation

Fundraiser planned for solo sailor

01/09/2010

World's oldest champagne salvaged from shipwreck

Work begins on retrieving a haul of champagne considered to be the oldest in the world

01/09/2010

CJ Broom & Sons closes with loss of 70 jobs

But new owners of parent company, Broom Boats Ltd, hope to restart manufacturing before Christmas

01/09/2010

Discarded distress flare ignites in dustbin lorry

Fire at Berthon in Lymington

01/09/2010

RN intercepts yacht with £4m of cocaine hidden in rudder

HMS Gloucester in mid-Atlantic chase

03/09/2010

World Match Racing: clean sheet for Brits on day two

Ainslie and Williams won all three of their races, but all eyes were on Frenchman Iehl who has enjoyed a run of five successive victories

02/09/2010

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland: Winsome blog

Perfect conditions for the crew of Winsome with 400 miles to go

02/09/2010

World Match Racing Tour: Brit joint leader

Double Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams tops leaderboard, alongside Minoprio and Hansen, after first day of racing in St Moritz

01/09/2010

Shoretalk: Sevenstar and Little America

Shoretalk discusses the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race with the first boats across the line

01/09/2010

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland: Winsome blog

Read the latest report from the crew of Dutch Yacht Winsome

31/08/2010

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race: update

The wind across the racecourse had gone to the northeast and patchy with large areas of no wind at all

28/08/2010

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland: record for the taking?

Groupama could be heading for a new course record this bank holiday weekend

28/08/2010

Audi Medcup: three podiums for Team Origin

The British crew progressed with each race on day 3 of the competition in Cartagena, Spain

27/08/2010

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race: update

Weather due to increase in strength further up the track

27/08/2010

Audi Medcup: racing scheduled to continue

After winds proved too light for racing yesterday at the Caja Mediterráneo Region of Murcia Trophy, teams hope the weather co-operates today

01/09/2010

Welshman's boat sinks on circumnavigation

Fundraiser planned for solo sailor

31/08/2010

Coastguard warns of floating cargo

60 tonnes of wood in North Sea

31/08/2010

Chichester harbourmaster passes away

John Davis suffers heart attack while sailing

27/08/2010

Three lives saved by EPIRB

French yacht rescued by Falmouth Coastguard

26/08/2010

Testing the Sirius 35DS

Yachting Monthly's review of the highest scoring cruiser we have tested

26/08/2010

RNLI issues bank holiday warning

Busy weekend ahead for lifeboat crews

25/08/2010

Scotland bids for first floating wind farm

Success could lead to more offshore turbines

25/08/2010

Shetlands port boosted by investment

Lerwick gets new harbour wall

24/08/2010

Round Britain and Ireland record broken

Trimaran smashes previous solo best

24/08/2010

Redevelopment protesters hit Yarmouth

More than 50 boats demonstrate against new plans

30/08/2010	Loki the new Audi IRC Australian champion
In the closest ever finish in the four year history of the Audi IRC Australian Championship, Stephen Ainsworth's Loki and Harvey Milne's Aroona went-blow-for-blow in the fourth and final event at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week to decide the winner, and this afternoon, Ainsworth received Australia's richest prize in sailing.
28/08/2010	Audi Hamilton Island Race Week saves the best for last
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week saved the best for last with the sun lighting up the turquoise waters and the breezy trade winds bringing the fleet home from the Lindeman Island Race in super quick time to close the curtain on the 27th edition that attracted a strong fleet of 200 boats.
28/08/2010	17 seconds the difference after seven days and nine races
The closest divisional battle of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was within IRC Passage 2 where Harvey Milne's Archambault 31 Aroona from Sydney and the Matthew Owen skippered BH36 Local Hero, racing with a majority ACT crew, fought tooth and nail for seven days over nine races to finish a point apart.
27/08/2010	Results tight at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
Stephen Ainsworth's Reichel Pugh 63, Loki, has strengthened its grip on the IRC Grand Prix division with a handicap win and a third in today's two windward/leeward races on the eastern course area on the penultimate day of racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
26/08/2010	Wet and windy weather sets the scene for fast racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
For the IRC Grand Prix division, race six of the week-long series was a 27 nautical mile course around Ann Island, Spitfire Rock then a reach to Pine Island and a spectacularly quick spinnaker run and finish in Dent Passage off Hamilton Island Yacht Club.
26/08/2010	The big and the small of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week certainly is a regatta of contrasts.
25/08/2010	Perfect sailing cocktail for day four of racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
Stephen Ainsworth's RP63 Loki sailed another impeccable race, the 24 nautical mile course taking the Grand Prix fleet around Baynham and Pentecost islands, to maintain their leading edge in the series pointscore seven points clear of the nearest threat, the Iain Murray skippered RP66 Wild Oats X owned by Bob Oatley.
24/08/2010	Monumental tussle emerging between top two IRC Passage 2 boats at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
It might have been Harvey Milne's Sydney based Archambault 31 Aroona's day today but the Matthew Owen skippered ACT entry Local Hero is still narrowly leading the series pointscore with no room for error over the remaining four days of competition due to a meagre one point split.
23/08/2010	Calm conditions in the morning at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week and the afternoon bringing wind
This afternoon the Whitsundays were a sailor's paradise with sunshine and enough breeze to get around the track in reasonable time on day three of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
22/08/2010	Loki's winning fortunes unchanged
Loki's winning fortunes are unchanged at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week with a perfect series scorecard of three IRC wins from three starts after day two of racing.

18/06/2010	CYCA Cruising Information Evening - Berrimilla Tales
On Wednesday evening 16 June, over 240 CYCA members and their guests were entertained with photos and videos that accompanied stories delivered by Alex and Peter in a laconic style that was sometimes at odds with the places they had been and the feats they had achieved. "That was where Berrimilla had 85 knots..." was just one of the notable quotes from the evening.
02/06/2010	Cruising Yacht Club of Australia launches 2011 Cruise to Hobart
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, has today launched the second Cruise to Hobart, that will commence in January 2011, with the release of the Notice of Cruise.
09/01/2010	CYCA Cruising to Newcastle
CYCA Cruising, together with 6 boats from RPAYC, spent the weekend of the 9th and 10th January as guests of the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club. We took the easy option of sailing north in two legs, overnighting in Pittwater and then riding an ESE breeze the 48nm to Newcastle.
11/09/2009	CYCA Proudly Launches the CYCA Medical Management for Mariners Course (MMM)
Enrol today for the first CYCA Medical Management for Mariners Course (MMM), commencing on Tuesday 6 October 2009.
15/02/2009	Club Marine Cruise to Hobart - Tales from the sea
After taking part in the Inaugural CYCA Cruise to Hobart Denis Doyle and Benjamin on 'Sextant' are currently enjoying the waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Chanel in Tasmania and on Saturday night reported they were anchored off Bruny Island enjoying oysters natural and Kilpatrick for dinner. Now that's cruising!
09/02/2009	Club Marine Cruise in Company 2009
The successful completion of the inaugural Club Marine Cruise to Hobart was celebrated at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania last Friday night after all boats arrived safely in Hobart by the alloted time of 1200h Thursday 5 February.
16/12/2008	Eight Yachts to participate in the inaugural Club Marine 2009 Cruise
The Club Marine 2009 Cruise to Hobart is an initiative of the CYCA Cruising Committee. Introduced into the 2008/2009 sailing calendar, the Club Marine 2009 Cruise is the result of a strategy to offer members of the club and other cruising enthusiasts the opportunity to take part in an organised long coastal cruise that conforms to a list of objectives.
13/12/2008	News from the Cruising Committee

01/12/2008	CYCA Cruising Christmas Picnic - Saturday 13 December
On Saturday 13 December CYCA Cruising will join with the Blues Point Yacht Club for a Christmas get together. All CYCA members are invited to attend.
27/11/2008	FROM TWILIGHTS TO GRAND PRIX - REPORT ON CRUISING INFORMATION NIGHT
On 25th November the CYCA Cruising Committee hosted an information evening entitled "From twilights to grand prix", a presentation by Michael Spies, Julian Plante, and Michael Coxon.

01/09/2010	Massive (3 million USD) price reduction BEOTHUK
Vripack Yacht & Ship Brokers announces a massive...
30/08/2010	Iconovista merges with Northrop & Johnson
Singapore's Iconovista Yachts has announced that it is...
27/08/2010	Abu Dhabi gears up for Volvo Ocean Race
Work is progressing apace to support the first...
27/08/2010	24 m Nordia Gentlemanâs Motor yacht
The latest gem to emerge from the Van...
25/08/2010	Feadship makes debut at Cannes boat show
Feadship has announced that it will be attending...
25/08/2010	Kingship unveils new explorer vessel
Hong Kong superyacht yard Kingship recently unveiled the...
24/08/2010	Smuggler Tenders Making Global Waves
A New Zealand boat builder is making waves...
24/08/2010	Tianjin to build 3,000 berths by the end of 2011
The municipal government of Tianjin said it plans...
23/08/2010	Tide yet to turn for Chinese yachting
Dong Yongquan has been under intense pressure ever...
20/08/2010	Fourth F45 launched: Sirius joins Feadship charter fleet
Feadship Royal Van Lent has launched Sirius, the...

21/07/2010	Rolex extends naming rights sponsorship of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race to 2015
At the Annual General Meeting of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, outgoing Commodore Matt Allen announced that Rolex SA will extend its naming rights sponsorship of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and its associated regattas, the Rolex Trophy One Design and Rolex Trophy Rating Series, up to and including the 2015 race.
21/07/2010	Seven Network retains exclusive broadcast rights for the start of Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the organising authority of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, is pleased to announce the Seven Network has been granted an extension of the exclusive rights to broadcast the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race from 2011 to 2015.
02/02/2010	Rolex Sydney Hobart 2009 Spirit of Yachting film screening on Sunday 7 February 10:30am Network 7

20/12/2006	Tough start for Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet likely
Those seas and wind against current will pose the first major tactical decision for skippers - whether to head offshore to find the northerly current that acts as a sort of conveyor belt south, but at the cost of pounding into steeper, bigger waves which can damage the boat, or to stay inshore where the waves should not be as steep.
02/08/2006	Last boat finishes Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race
At 4.09pm this afternoon, the final yacht Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor crossed the finish line of the 2006 Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race.
02/08/2006	"Don't leave, we are coming!"
"Don't leave just yet, we are coming," pleaded Sal Ridulfo, skipper of Plus 16 early this afternoon.

05/08/2010	Milne's comeback trail to Audi IRC Australian Championship contender
With the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht race completed, Aroona placed seventh overall and first in division 4. They now sit on 14.74 points on the 2010 Audi IRC Australian Championship leader board, with Michael Hiatt's Victorian Farr 55 Living Doll second on 41.07 points and Stephen Ainsworth's Sydney based Reichel Pugh 63 Loki third on 60.87 points
03/08/2010	Nice Guys Finish Last
The arrival of Tony Purkiss and his five Newcastle and Lake Macquarie mates on the Swanson 36 Mister Christian has signalled the end of the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.
03/08/2010	Gigantic Sydney 38 match race north
The five-boat Sydney 38 fleet contesting the 25th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race enjoyed a "gigantic match race" up the New South Wales and south east Queensland coastline according to the co-owner of the eventual winner, JSteel.

03/09/2010	RS:X Worlds : Alessandra Sensini takes the lead
Showing that experience pays in this class, so today veteran windsurfer and quadruple Olympic medallist Alessandra Sensini from Italy pulled into the lead at the RS:X World Championships, being held at Kerteminde, Denmark. Following Wednesday’s layday, today was the ...
03/09/2010	Finn Gold Cup: Wright and Trujillo battle for supremacy
After another two windy races, the top five at the Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco maintain their relative positions but Rafa Trujillo (ESP) who scored 1-2 and Ed Wright (GBR) who scored 2-5 increased their lead over the ...
03/09/2010	470 Open Europeans : Patience/Bithell (GBR) & Conti/Micol (ITA) sail into lead
Istanbul produced sun, wind and waves for a spectacular day three at the 2010 Open 470 European Championships. With the warm wind pulsing from 15 to 20 knots, it also provided the medicine that some teams needed to haul ...
03/09/2010	Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship : Rodriguez & Hall continue winning Ways
Day 3 of the Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championships could not have gotten any better for regatta leaders Ernesto Rodriguez and Mary Hall of the US. Continuing on a winning streak, the duo posted a 1-2-1 to give ...
03/09/2010	New Zealand sailors World Champships update
Racing continued overnight for the RS:X and Laser World 2010 titles where the NZL Sailing Team are battling it out with the world’s best. Between the two regattas being staged in Denmark and Great Britain, New Zealand has six ...
03/09/2010	Alpen Cup :Twenty Platu 25 set for sailing on Lake Come
Everything is ready in Dervio, on the Lake of Como, for competing the fourth and last act of the 2010 Alpen Cup. After 3 very exciting legs, here we are with the last crucial races. Next Saturday and Sunday ...
03/09/2010	St. Moritz Match Race : The French apprentice beats King of the Mountain
Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team was the aggressor on day two of The St. Moritz Match Race in Switzerland, storming through a run of five successive victories including a comprehensive defeat of the reigning 'King of the ...
03/09/2010	Belcher & Page golden season wrap
Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page, Australia’s Golden Boys, are returning from Europe having accomplished everything that Australia’s best hopes for an Olympic gold medal in sailing could hope for two years prior to the next Olympic Games in London. ...
02/09/2010	Laser World Championships :Slingsby extends lead into final phase
Overall leader Tom Slingsby carries forward his consistent momentum into the critical six race Finals phase of the Laser World Championships buoyed by his fourth race win and a fifth from the last day of Qualifying heats in Hayling ...
02/09/2010	Additions to the BYM News Photo Gallery
BYM News additions to Photo Gallery Dame Ellen MacArthur - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=562 CG responds to downed aircraft - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=307 Italian Youth Championship - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=870 Finn Gold Cup - San Francisco - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=720 St Moritz Match Race - http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=303 Campeonato de ...

03/09/2010	UK marine industry in good health

03/09/2010	P1 announces 2008 calendar

03/09/2010	Dramatic RNLI action photos

03/09/2010	Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race to run again

03/09/2010	London Boat Show photos

03/09/2010	Mustang Marine secure and back on course

03/09/2010	MBY at Collins Stewart London Boat Show

03/09/2010	Huge Jeanneau base planned at Portland

03/09/2010	Electronic nav tips at Raymarine show stand

03/09/2010	Peter Little joins Team Sunseeker

03/09/2010	Wilkinson crumbles on PGA Tour

03/09/2010	'Three Queens' sail together for first and time

03/09/2010	Scuttlebutt - The Daily Sailing Newsletter

03/09/2010	New forum for yacht racing

03/09/2010	Lionheart, the new Super-J

03/09/2010	P1 announces 2008 calendar

03/09/2010	London Boat Show holding its breath

03/09/2010	Police review father's "ear flick" discipline

03/09/2010	Fatal Milford crash could result in charges

03/09/2010	Kiwi boardsailors on song at World Champs